[gurps] G3E - Need help with Handgun stats

[rekres]

On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 6:01 AM, Thomas Thrien <tquadrat at gmx.net> wrote:
> ----------| Am 25.03.2008 03:00 schrieb Brandon Cope: |----------
>  > Of course, the ST 17 means that virtually all firers will take double recoil penalties.
>  >
>  > Brandon
>  >
>  ... and this matches with reality; you have already difficulties to fire
>  two shots with a .464 Weatherby Magnum RIFLE to the same target without
>  a longer "regenerating" phase. How much more must this be true with a
>  .600 NitroExpress HANDGUN?
>
>  But the statement "The world's most powerful handgun" does not seem true
>  to me; I once (ONCE! Never again!) fired a .800H&H Contender Pistol, and
>  as far as I know, this is ammo has a bit more drive.
>
>  But I think this is a theoretical discussion: doing a snapshot with
>  either of these weapons will break your wrist. Already a .50 Desert
>  Eagle can do serious damage to the shooter if he is not prepared to the
>  recoil. And even a shotgun can send you to the dentist if you are
>  careless firing it.
>
>  So what practical use will have a handgun with such a caliber when it is
>  at least as dangerous for the firer than for the target? It is bulky,
>  heavy, expensive - and really loud if used. So why going for a .600NE
>  Revolver when I can get the same from a Rifle with .308 HS/HV or AP -
>  that does not try to kill me when I fire it?

IIRC, the OP stated it was for a CyberPunk style game where artificial
limbs with added ST would be commonplace.  I might even go so far as
to specify it can't be fired by an un-modified human... give a bennie
to those borg wannabes. :D



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Chris J. Whitcomb
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